NY: Empire State Building Lit for Islamic Holy Days
The Empire State Building will be illuminated green this weekend to mark the Islamic holy days of Eid-al-Fitr (EED-ALL-FEET-er). The joyous “Festival of Fast-breaking” marks the end of Ramadan, a month of intense spiritual renewal. This year is the first time the famous skyscraper will be aglow for the Islamic holiday. A spokeswoman for the […]
FL: Charity Gives Community a Lift
Like Muslims the world over observing the holy month of Ramadan, Aminah Hamidullah begins to prepare the evening meal as sundown approaches, signaling the end of the daytime fast. She throws 10 cups of uncooked rice mixed with pinches of salt and turmeric into scalding olive oil. But the meals she will serve later that […]
CAIR: US Judge Blocks Gitmo Detainee Transfer to Tunisia
A federal judge in Washington has taken the unprecedented step of blocking US plans to turn over a Guantanamo terrorism detainee to his home government in Tunisia. Judge Gladys Kessler of the US District Court for the District of Columbia, the federal jurisdiction for the US capital, yesterday ordered the US to halt the transfer […]
CAIR: Ramadan Meal Offers Chance to Share Spiritual Ideas
More than 70 people of all faiths gathered Wednesday night at the Frederick home of Imam Yahya Hendi for a traditional breaking of the fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.The reception, known as an iftar, included beef kabobs, curried chicken, shrimp, rice and vegetables, as well as dates, which Muslims typically offer during […]
DC: Muslim Runners Endure Demands of Fasting
Juashaunna Kelly could have done without the Indian summer that’s hit the area during the month-long Ramadan holiday. The longer the Theodore Roosevelt senior ran in the afternoon heat of a recent cross-country practice — nine miles through Rock Creek Park, up Connecticut Avenue, then back to the Northwest school for a half-dozen 100-meter sprints […]
CAIR-MI Rep Joins Panel on American Muslims
(SOUTHFIELD, MI, 10/11/07) – A representative from the Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) yesterday participated in a panel discussion entitled “Islam and Muslims in America and on the Campus” at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.The panel discussion, which was organized by the Association of Religious Counselors (ARC), focused […]
CAIR: ‘Aliens in America’ Attacks Muslim Stereotypes
Sixteen-year-old Raja Musharaff, a character in the new CW series “Aliens in America,” has a tough year ahead of him.As a foreign exchange student in small-town Medora, Wisconsin, the Pakistani Muslim played by Adhir Kalyan will have to make new friends, adjust to life in America and convince his host mother and classmates that he […]
CAIR-CA: Islamic Leaders Call for Peace after Mosque Attack
Was an Islamic mosque in Bakersfield the target of a hate crime? That was the question local Islamic leaders hope Sheriff’s investigators and the FBI can answer.Sheriff’s deputies said 10-15 young men attacked Muslims attending prayer services early Saturday.Mosque leaders said members were subjected to racial slurs, slashed tires, and rock-throwing.But despite the violence, mosque […]
CA: Muslims Offer Interest-Free Real Estate Solutions
A group of bay area investors has figured out how to buy a home without paying interest. They are using an Islamic banking system that follows religious principles laid down more than one thousand years ago and it protects them against swings in the housing market that have forced many people into foreclosure. In 1996, […]
OH: Anti-Muslim Radio Host Must Be More Responsible
On Oct. 1, Bill Cunningham proclaimed on his radio show: “The war of this generation is the war against Islamic fascists. They do not live for life, they live for death. Only through death can they, they believe, be with the 72 virgins in heaven and have sex with children for eternity, which is the […]